adjective
1.
Synonyms: retarded , backward, dim-witted, dull, feebleminded, half-witted, imbecile, moronic, simple, slow-witted
Related Word: limited; ||dunch
2.
moving, flowing, or proceeding at less than the usual, desirable, or required speed
a slow advance toward mutual understanding
Synonyms: deliberate, dilatory, laggard, leisurely, unhasty, unhurried
Related Word: measured, slowish, steady; unhasting, unhurrying; slow-footed, slow-going, slow-paced; plodding, poky, rusty; dragging, flagging, halting, lagging, straggling; dawdling, delaying, postponing, procrastinating; leaden, sluggish; crawling, snaillike, snail-paced, ultra-slow
Idioms: as slow as a swamp turtle, as slow as molasses in January
Contrasted words: blitz, lightning, quick, rapid, swift; fast-going, fast-moving, fast-paced, rapid-paced
Antonyms: fast
3.
marked by reduced economic activity (as in sales or patronage)
trading was slow on the commodity exchange today
Synonyms: down, off, slack, sluggish
Related Word: moderate; reduced; low; inactive, stagnant
Contrasted words: active; up; heavy